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Re: [e1000 2.6 10/11] TxDescriptors -> 1024 default

To: Ricardo C Gonzalez <ricardoz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [e1000 2.6 10/11] TxDescriptors -> 1024 default
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:00:27 -0400
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>, greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, scott.feldman@xxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Ricardo C Gonzalez wrote:


IP transmit is black hole that may drop packets at any moment,
any datagram application not prepared for this should be prepared
for troubles or choose to move over to something like TCP.



As I said before, please do not make this a UDP issue. The data I sent out
was taken using a TCP_STREAM test case. Please review it.


Your own words say "CPUs can fill TX queue". We already know this. CPUs have been doing wire speed for ages.

        Jeff




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